Jersey abuse inquiry

In the absence of a truly independent child-abuse investigation, the fate of children who were certainly placed in Jersey children's homes remains unknown (Police rule out any murder at care home, November 13). It therefore cannot be stated with certainty that no child was murdered within Jersey's care. While it may be possible that no child was murdered, we are not reassured by the reported police comments because of the narrow focus of the investigation. Lenny Harper's approach to investigation, however, was properly informed by survivor and care-leavers' accounts. While the debate rages about the status of forensic evidence, hundreds of victims of the care system and their families, the living human evidence, continue to carry untold burdens and still await appropriate support, therapy and justice.